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US 2022/0008104 A1Published application
Graft Scaffold
AssigneeK2M, Inc.
InventorsLonnie Loutzenhiser, Joseph Michael Meyer, Daniel Tavani
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Abstract
An implant that can hold bone graft material, and receive support from adjacent tissues and structures. In one aspect, the implant has an attachment region to directly engage with adjacent tissues and structures. In another aspect, the implant is malleable and can be manipulated to conform to the adjacent tissues and structures.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- positioning an implant having a first malleable portion adjacent a first transverse process;
- and
- manipulating a section of the first malleable portion to conform to a shape of the first transverse process.
A method comprising:
- positioning a window of an implant adjacent a transverse process;
- and
- securing an attachment region of the implant to a portion of the transverse process, wherein bone is capable of growing from the transverse process through the window.
An implant comprising:
- a first end and a second end separated from the first end by a first length extending along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a first malleable portion between the first and second ends capable of moving a section of the medical implant transverse to the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.